Swinging tire-holder.



A. O. GAYNOR. SWINGING TIRE HOLDER APPLICATION FILED 01:0. 13,1909.

WITNESSES (s id/am Patented July 12, 1910.

UNITED STATJLS ARTHUR C. GAYNOR. OF BRIDGEPORT. CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

IRE-HOLDER.

Patented July '12, 1910.

\ Application filed December 13. 1909. Serial No. 532,822.

To 117] whom it may ronrnn:

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\\'11i '11 will inn-r1111- lilt'e :1 swinging gate 11nd give mnt'i-nient new to the (:H' on the driver's i11e. l1 i o1 rum-sewell understood thztt 111 (11'1li11:1t' \'(1pe11 1-:1r.-.one111'1111111- extra tire- :n'e 'ill'llttl on the driver? side of the m1. said lil'e or tires lwing ordinarily plum-11 in :1 \ertimil position :1hm'e the r1111- 11in; 1111:11'11 111111 hetween the driver's seat 111111 theengine homl. 'l'he e:1rr .'ing of :111 extra tire in this manner 111.1111 it 11111111111 to enter the ear upon that side. 111111 mak s it net-es- SIIF'Y tort-move the tire to nlituin :]('1t' 111 :1 gas tank. g m-1111111: hatter). siren motor or:111 .':u1 i1111r| 1-1-;1pp: 1111:1; 1-111'1111-nnu-hine 111:11 111:1 he 1-:1rri1-11 upon the 1111111111; 11.1:11'11. My pre ent inn-11111111 \iholly obviates thew ditlirnlties 111111 nntluw it pert' -rtl rott\'enient for the driver to enter the 1111' upon that i1le and also give eonrenient 2ittt'.\ to :111 1 of the "111111-15 111' the ear that may he Pltlt'tll upon the 1 111111111 1111:1111 without removing the 1-\t1':1 tire 11111 11 FilttltlV swinging-"1111- holder and with it the 111-1-61- tires to the open po itio11 like :1 1:110. With these :11111 other :1l1 i1 1'l. in View 1 11:1\'e de- \'i 'e11 the non-l \\'i11;'i11 lire holder \\'hi1'l1 1 will now (lost-111w. referring to the :ltt'OHl- ]):111 \'i|1 111111111 1111111111; :1 part of this sperilh-nlion and :sing rel'et'enee rharat'ters to 11111111111 the several parts.

Figure 1 isunelerzttion illnhtrntingthe 11pplit-ation 111 1111' novel tire holder to :1 motor r111, 11 tire he-in hown in planin the holder: Fig. 2 :1 side eletntion on 1111 enhtlgetl Stttlt' of the holder detached. the tire heing removed: Fig. '1 1111 end elevation 11 seen from the right in Fig. 2.; Fig. -l :1 plan \'ie\\' 111' th holder delnrhed. the 5111111111111 111-111; in Ftt'lltlll 1111 the line -l--l in Fig. 2 looking down: 111111 l igs. 5 111111 1'1 are (1611111 views 11111111111111; :1 tot-111.111" lztteh which may he (.'t11])111 \'e1l to retain the holder in the 11151-11 position.

denotes the body of :1 motor (:11', 11 the r11nn1n ho:1r11 l2 the drivers seat, I?) the '(1:1 1111o:1r11 :1nd H the engine hood, it

being understood of course that my invention is not limited to :111 \'.J pe1-i:tl style or type of e111 11111 is :tppliezthle to :111 5t \'lt.$ (11 (111's nptzn Whit-h it is 11e irz111hto 1:111'11' :111 extra tire 11111111 tln- 1'1111111 1 -12111 M1 novel tire holder eonshts i1:1pl of :1 v 11it:111h frame 11)i\'11te1l to the hoty of the eztr 11 to 1 11111111 it to swing over the run- 11111; 1111:1111 111111 11110 :1line111ent with the opening. indirnteil 11 1 5.1 111-1 wet-11 tlte'driver's xztt 111111 the engine 11111111 or the 11:141- 1111:1111. 111111 provided with snitnhle tn ztns for ret:1i11i11geitherone or two tires in plneo 1110111 for retaining the holder in the rhm'etl po i1ion. it is 'l1oll innnaterinl, so far 11 the prineiple ot' the invention is eoneerned. how the holder is eonstrnrt d. In the drawing 1' have illustrated :1 form of .hohh-r eonstt'nrted'1'111111 pieees of tnhing 111111 the lltt(.\'fZ1lI 111111.- or jnintm l5 1lenote :1 tz1111ht1'1l 'llltll 111:1) 1K 1* 1111-1-11 in :1n snituhle manner to the running 1111:1111 :11111 to the 111111 of the rut. 111 the pre ent i11.-t:111re 1 111111 shown the lower end of the standard assented in :1 base piere 1t; \\'11i1'11 is bolted to the running hoard 111111 the upper end secured to :1 bracket 17 'ltlt'll is .-ee11re1'l to the car, In the present i11 111nee l, have shown it as bolted to the under -i11eof theoverlmng of the Sent.

1111 denotes the holder as :1 whole, shown in the present instance as comprising simply an upper 11:11- 18 which is pivoted upon the tz111d111'11 near its upper eml 11nd a'lower lmr 1!) which isvpiroted upon the standard near its lower end and is curved upward and eonneetetl to the outer 1 1111 of the upper 11:11: 111 he present instance the inner end of the upper 11:11' ngrnges :1 hub 91) which turns freely on the stnmlard'ant'l rests upon "'ollar :21 which is seemed to the standard. The inner end of the lower 11:11- engztges 11- 111111 .22 which turn. freely on the standard 1nd re ts upon the. base piece. The outer ends of both the 11111101 111111 lower 11111-5 en gage :1 hub 93. At npproxinmtely the 111111- length of the lower 11:11' 11nd 11011 the end of the horizontal portion thereof 1' provide :1 clip eoinprisntg :1 lower or fixed jaw 24 11nd an upper or swinging jaw 25. Each of these jaws is provided with preferably two half sockets whirh together form sockets 48 to reeeivo 111111 retain tires. The lower jaw is provided witha hub 26 which is rigidly thereon. To this 1 11:1 he :111 11'11 'l1i1:11)le in the closed position.

to place reesscs 44 and 47 in alincrnent' which releases the holder and permits it to secured to the lower bar 19 and is provided with ears 27 betweenwhich an ear .8 on the upper jaw is pivoted. The forward ends of the jaws are provided with outwardly ex tendin ears 29 wh h" are provided with holes through which the hasp 30 of a padlock 31 may be passed to lock the tires against removal. The rear end of the lower jaw is shown as provided with a tongue 32 which enters a. keeper 33 upon the running board and braces and supports the holder In addition to clip 23 I provide at each end of the upper bar sliding clips 3% which are adapted to retain either one or two tires. Each of these clips comprises a rod 35 which is adapted to slide respectively in hubs 20 and 23 and is locked in place after adjustment by aset screw 36. The outer end of each rod 35 is curved as at 37 to inclose a tire and is provided with an eye 38 through which a strap 3;!) passes, each strap passing through an eye 40 on the upper bar and being rovided with a buckle-ll.

It will readily e seen that by loosening the set screws the rods may be moved in or out sons to grip either one or two t res lying side by side, after which the rods are locked in place by the set. screws and the tire or tires are held in place by tighicning up the straps. In the drawing I have shown hub 23 as provided with an inwilrdly extending tube 42 which is adapted to pass into a keeper 43 which is Secured to any convenient portion of the car, in the present instance. to the dashboard. The rod 35 of the corresponding sliding clip passes within this tube. The tube is provided in one side with a recess 44 and the keeper is provided with an oscillating latch 45 having a hand piece 46 and a recess 47 which is adapted "to register in the unlocking position with recess 44 in the'tube so as to permit the tape to pass in and out of the keeper freely. o lock the holder in the closed position it is swung inward and tube 42 passed into the keeper until it engages the inner wall thereof and the latch is turned to place recess 47 out of alinement with recess 44 in the tube and a solid portion of the latch in engagenient: with said recess 4.4.

The operation of the holder will be obvious from the drawing and description. The tires are placed in the clips in the man ner described and may be locked there by the use of a padloc in clip 50. To enable the driver or a pa sengento enter the car from the drivers side or in order to obtain access to a gas t .nk, generator, battery, siren motor or othe adjunct of the car uponlor above the run ling board, the latch is turned be'swun Y open like a gate. lVhen swung back tot no closed osition it is locked there tube.

by turning the late sidiiciently to place the jection, means for pirotally supporting said holder, tire securin means carried by said holder, and an oscillating latch member provided with a stem, said locking projection and said stem being provided with recesses adapted to coincide. I

9.. A device of the character described com-prising a holder, means for pivotally supporting the same, adjustable tire securing means carried by said holder, 2. locking tube carried by said holder and coiiperating with said tire holding means, a keeper to rcceive. the same, and an oscillating latch mounted in said keeper, said tube and latch being )rovidcd with recesses which are adapte to coincide.

3. A swinging tirc holder comprising an upper bar and tire securing clips secured thereto each cli connrisim a rod ha in t 7 rs one end adjustably connecte with said bar, means for adjustahly connecting the other end of said rod with said bar, a locking tube into which the first mentioned end protrudes. and locking int-ans for engaging said 4. A swinging tire holder comprising an upper bar, a lower bar curved at one end.

means for uniting one end of said upper bar with the curved end of the lower bar, a standard to which the other ends of both bars are pivotally connected, tire engaging devices carried by both bars, and a locking device for engaging said bars at their point of union.

A swinging tire bolder comprising an upper bar, a lower bar curved at one end. means for uniting one end of said upper bar with the curved end of the lower bar. a standard to which the other ends of both bars are pivotally connected, tire engaging devices carried by the upper bar, a tire scouring clip carried by the lower bar and provided with a tongue, and a keeper for said tongue. 4

(3. A swinging tire holder comprising an upper bar, a lower bar curved at one end,

a hub uniting one end of the upper bar with the curved end of the lower bar means for pivotally supporting the other ends of said ars, tire engaging devices carried by both bars, a locking tube projecting from said ARTHUR C. GAYNOR. l/Vitnesscs A. M. lvoos'rnn, S. W. A'rnna'ron. 

